Luke Ryan

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s sentence has been endorsed and upheld by Gen. Robert B. “Abe” Abrams, the commanding general of the U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM). As sentenced last November, Sgt. Bergdahl will be demoted to the rank of Private (PV1), or an E-1. He will be required to forfeit $1,000 a month for 10 months, and […]

74 years ago, thousands of troops carried out the largest amphibious assault known to man. Operation Overlord, otherwise known as D-Day, was a massive coordinated effort carried out by Allied forces in WWII, on this day in history: June 6, 1944. Around 160,000 men from an assortment of countries landed on stretches of beach and […]

San Diego, CA — A woman was arrested recently after brandishing what appeared to be a handgun. She was reported to have shot several rounds near a parking garage — according to the police, it was later discovered that her weapon was in fact an airsoft gun. One police officer was injured when he accidentally […]

Kabul, Afghanistan — Approximately 2,000 people had gathered as some of Afghanistan’s most prominent clerics and mullahs met on Monday. There was a large tent that had been erected for the council meeting; at the meeting’s close, people began to exit. A suicide bomber positioned himself near the entrance and detonated himself — at least […]

An article in one of Burma/Myanmar‘s local publications bore a headline that might turn some heads in the United States: “Is the President Truly Above the Commander-in-Chief?” The title “commander-in-chief” is actually a military position, designating the person who is in charge of a nation’s armed forces. In the United States, of course, the commander-in-chief […]

You’ve seen the movies. A protagonist shoots a shotgun or a rifle and his target goes flying back ten feet, careening through saloon doors or crashing out a glass window. Sometimes it’s a stylistic choice — I don’t think Quentin Tarantino’s first priority is in adhering to the laws of physics, and his films are […]

The United States boasts many iconic monuments like the Statue of Liberty or the United States Marine Corps War Memorial. These achievements in architecture and art all serve different purposes — some are utilitarian like the Golden Gate Bridge, and others are commemorative like the Abraham Lincoln Memorial. Whatever their purpose, these images are stamped […]

What do most people want to get out of their short years on the planet? Many would say that they want an overall sense of happiness and fulfillment, and to have a good ride on the earth as it spins around the sun — but is that what they really work toward? A lot of […]

“They can sell drugs or guns once, but they can sell a person over and over and over.” This was one of many sobering lines spoken at the International Association of Human Trafficking Investigators (IAHTI) annual training conference this week. In the sunny, tourist-laden Clearwater, Florida, representatives from law enforcement and non-governmental organizations met to share […]

Myanmar/Burma — Since the conflict between the Rohingya and the Burmese government has continued since last year, almost 700,000 Rohingya have been driven from their homes and into refugee camps on the border of Bangladesh. Approximately 90% of the entire people had been driven from their homes in Rakhine state, which they have occupied for […]

“Wind River” is a film written and directed by Taylor Sheridan, who also wrote “Hell or High Water” and the first installment of “Sicario.” It stars Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Graham Greene and Jon Bernthal, all of whom deliver excellent performances. The story opens as a tracker for the Fish and Wildlife Service, Cory Lambert […]

When many think of the first World War, they think of infantrymen charging no-man’s land, trench warfare and chemical gas attacks. There were some pivotal naval battles, but they aren’t discussed as often as some of the naval battles from WWII. For example, the Battle of Jutland was a significant naval engagement involving 250 ships. […]